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Snow Performing At NXNE White Ribbon Concert

Source: Tamei, www.whiteribbon.ca, www.chartattack.com

Snow at NXNEMarking the start of 2004’s 10th anniversary North by Northeast Music Festival, this year’s White Ribbon Concert which is on Tuesday 8th June 2004 @ the Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne Street, will be hosted by MuchMoreMusic’s Bill Welychka.

Featuring cover songs performed by Canadian music celebrities who have donated their talents to help raise awareness in ending men’s violence against women. Legendary jam band The Dexters will reprise its role as the house band for the night and confirmed performers include concert organizer Jeff Martin, The Trews, Gary Cherone, The Tea Party, members of Billy Talent, Todd Kerns, ‘Guitar Heroes’ featuring Jeff Healey, Rik Emmett and Dominic Troiano, and Snow. We’re still confirming more appearances so stay tuned for future announcements!!.

To help celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the North by Northeast Festival and bring added value to fans, we’ve upped the ante at the White Ribbon silent auction. Not only will attendees still have the opportunity to bid on a variety of items, but also this year there are ever more great experiences up for grabs and more things you can’t find anywhere else. Including an hour of airtime at 102.1 The Edge, a signed Juno Fest program, this year’s items will not disappoint. There will be plenty more special items added in the coming weeks so if you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of music history, this is the place to get it. And with starting bids as low as $20 everyone can afford to get involved!

This year White Ribbon will be paying tribute to Steve Hoffman. Without his amazing contribtutions and energy for the cause, the NXNE Benefit Concert would never have gotten off the ground. Please visit Steven Hoffman Fund for more information.

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Snow Plays Golf For The Altamira Charity Challenge

Source: Tamei and Altamira

Snow playing golfNever has ‘going for the green’ meant so much to so many. Now in its tenth year, the Altamira Charity Challenge has raised nearly 4.5 million dollars for children’s charities in Canada.

This golf classic continues to be a must for participants, spectators and fans alike. This year’s tournament will be held on Monday June 21st 2004 at the Toronto Board of Trade Country Club in Woodbridge, Ontario and boasts a full field of PGA Tour pros, athletes and celebrities. These individuals, along with our participating partners, play a big role in helping make this the largest single-day charity golf event in Canada.

And the players are …

Shaun Micheel [PGA Player] – Peter Jacobsen [PGA Player] – Craig Stadler [PGA Player] – Stuart Appleby [PGA Player] – Charlie Rymer [PGA Player] – Steve Smith [Actor, The Red Green Show] – Snow [Reggae Recording Artist] – John Cerutti [Former Toronto Blue Jay Pitcher] – Catriona LeMay Doan [Canadian Olympic Gold Medal Speed Skater] – Gil Moore [Musician, Triumph].

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Snow, Jacynthe In Egypt Show

Source: Karen Bliss, jam.canoe.ca

A groundbreaking concert is being staged at the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt, May 28 and 29, featuring Canadian rapper Snow and pop singer Jacynthe, and top Egyptian stars Mohamed Mounir, and Anoushka.

Top producer and recent Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Bob Ezrin will be recording the event for a DVD.

Visionnation 2004 is a cultural exchange between Canada and Egypt, celebrating 50 years of relations between the two countries, and demonstrating strengthened international relations with the production of two music festivals. The other will be staged at Jacques Cartier Park in Ottawa, Ont., on June 12 and 13.

Ezrin, producer of classic albums by Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd and Kiss, has never been to Egypt before and is excited by the project.

“It just fascinates me. I’m a world music fan and the concept of a festival by the pyramids is just a little romantic,” says Ezrin. “So this for me is an amazing opportunity. I’ve always learned more about places when I’ve worked there. I’ve wanted to go but to go under these circumstances is perfect.”

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Snow Helps Narrow The Canada/Egypt Gap

Source: www.chartattack.com

Canadian based organization Visionnation have organized Vision 2004, a music and culture festival which will take place in Ottawa and in Cairo, Egypt.

The festival was organized by Visionnation representatives in Canada and Egypt to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and to showcase their strengthened relationship. The first of the two festivals will be held in Egypt near the site of the Great Pyramids on May 28 and 29 and the second will be held in Ottawa on June 12th and 13th.

Visionnation is an organization started by musicians whose purpose is to erase negative perception and stereotypes between Middle Eastern and Western nations. The festivals provide a platform for different cultures to interact, and to educate and expose people to a different culture through music, food and crafts. Proceeds from the festivals will go to charities selected by the host city.

The 16 performers at the festival will represent many different genres of music, including electronic, rap, rock and aboriginal. The complete lineup will be announced soon, but so far several well-known Egyptian artists are scheduled to make the trek to Ottawa to represent their country and Canadian pop/reggae artist Snow has been confirmed to perform.

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Leeann Akers Records Tracks With Snow

Source: www.songplanet.com

Leeann AkersIntroducing “the new teen queen on the music scene”, singer and song writer Leeann Akers is a little doll with the powerful voice of a super star. She has spent her life honing her skills and is now ready and set to take the world by storm with her unique blend of urban, R&B and country influenced pop.

18 year old Leeann started her singing career at the young age of 7 in her home town of Westland, a suburb of Detroit, Mi, joining her local church choir as a soloist. Leeann attended the world renowned “Interlochen Center for the Arts” and throughout the years, she continued to study vocals while studying dance.

Leeann’s musical tastes vary across the board covering such styles as soul, blues, and country, and to any style that inspires her to write and sing.

Leeann recorded some tracks in Toronto, Canada with reggae legend and world record selling artist turned writer-producer Darrin “Snow” O’Brien. Leeann and Snow have written songs for her debut album. The combination of Leeann’s youthful soul and Snow’s reggae roots will surely set her apart from any of today’s current artists and set her firmly in a league of her own.

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